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Betfair Cotswold Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 3m1f56y, Chase, 5yo+, 4 runners
Winning time 6m 50.24s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 21 fences
Result
Jack Kennedy
James Joseph Mangan
Settled behind the pace - fluffed 16th - made smooth progress from 3 out - hit the front after 2 out - kept finding under pressure to the line and had the runner-up covered throughout
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Set the pace unchallenged - pushed clear before 2 out - overtaken after that marker - fought back and stayed on well to the line - runner-up but never able to reverse the placing
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled in rear early - improved into third and closing when stumbling 2 out to end prospects - stayed on same speed to finish third
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back - untidy over the 17th - pushed along after 3 out but always short of contention
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.